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at J some of the toughest competition the IjJ on home ground this weekend in frejjl the form of the Water Polo For- ^ had 13 J mer Students, Saturday at 1 p.m. [ ds and a 6.1 "We’re expecting a very physi- PomdsJi ca ] i well played game from the ^ a blocio alumni. They know the under- IjjH water moves and are promising to field a good crew. Some of the veterans who art coneing are Fred Meyers, who was captain of the team for two years and Tom Holder, an all-American while at A&M. Van Adamson, who will prob ably be playing against his son, will also come as will Colin Dunn, a member of the “Bunch” and the man who scored four of the five points against the varsity in re cent play,” coach Dennis Fosdick said. Pitted against the alumni will be Paul McKinsey (6’3” 210) at goalie position. He’s played with _ A&M two years and is the best of the Eij tj, e thj-gg outstanding goalies of spring I on ^ te am> Co-captains Lester Hamman (6’1”, 195) and Steve Sonnenberg (6’3”, 190) will be part of the field. Hamman shows real finesse as ^ith junior t -Pie only 'r. Gordie Bj tackle spoil and Greg! Steve Corh tackle A! [ Driscoll lii Saturday) atchup ofti Tgrest collefi 'he Eaglej o a mantd se is led kj im Combs, ( “outstandii Boston Col acking coip Bob Hmlj sive line t’ 'Ullivan anil kies. BC’i !4 pounds i» l for the 1 ensation S junior Kei lefensive hi or John Pe •y- icker Fwd place kick) n to handle sit five of 13 of 15 os sito punted and had IE BACK, HES! ir Unitarisi Id College! ervices for 1 adults idren’s class b hour It Service sl m 30 p. m, 0 a. m. , Oxley, Res the best ball handler on the Aggie u !.. Martil1 . 1 team. He’s got the moves and takes advantage of a an oppo nent’s mistake. Sonnenberg, in contrast, is the strongest defen sive man on the squad. He also plays the “hole” aftd does a good deal of shooting. Other members of the starting line-up are Jim Yates (6’2”, 170), Lee Davis (5' 11", 175), Steve Prentice (6’3”, 195) and Kevin O’Brien (6’2’, 190). Yat#« i« a su perfast, heads-up type player. He provides the fast break for the offense with his good throwing arm and hands. There are several players who could break into the starting line up: Larry Schueckler, a lefty shooter; Mike Reilley, a strong shooter; Steve Moore, an ex goalie defender; Scot Jones, quick on the offensive moves, and Doug Adamson, who’s working hard to balance his skills. The Aggies will also play the University of Texas at Arlington, Friday at 4 p.m. “They’ve got a lot of speed on the team. We really don’t know what they have after recruitment on the West Coast. They’ll probably swim us hard,” Fosdick said. The team will also travel to California for competition during the first week of October. They will meet San Francisco State University, the University of San ta Clara, and participate in the Northern California Water Polo Tournament. Reports of this com petition will appear in the Bat talion. rs itek )hirt ivi’s® GirFs Volleyball Names Team, Sets Schedule Girl’s volleyball is now under way with a team named, a sched ule set, and practice being held. The A&M team is a member of the U.S. Volleyball Association which includes both men’s and women’s leagues. New members of the team are Beverly Hadeler, Rita Kuntz, Winnie Jackson, Claudia Smith, Kathy McGehee, Charlotte Grif fith, Debbie Balcerowicz and Frances Navarre. Players returning from last year are Beverly Geesch, Jan Wynn, Pat Wikinson and Jean Collins. The team is coached by Ersen Arseven, a graduate student who played on national teams in Tur key. “He’s a rough coach,” said Col lins. “He’s given us hard work outs, a lot of calisthenics and run ning, since the second week in September.” “Our new players have given us a lot of height,” she continued. "We gained three Mood setters and three good spikeft but no one specializes; everyone is pretty versitile.” By KEVIN COFFEY Sports Editor Southwest Conference football finally gets underway as the Texas Longhorns entertain Texas Tech's Red Raiders before an expected 80,000 fans in Austin. Many thought the Longhorns were a real contender for the national championship but last week’s loss to Miami (Fla.) makes the Horns chances remote at best. However, Texas is not ready to roll over and play dead when it comes to conference competition. The Longhorns are defending champs five times over and No. 1 stays No. 1 until its proven otherwise. Tech, on the other hand, was the far away pick of scribes everywhere to finish in the runnerup spot in the SWC and their play so far hasn’t changed many minds. The Raiders have soundly beaten Utah and New Mexico but these teams are not any where near the caliber of Texas. Something tells me that Darrell Royal has taught his Longhorns how to hold onto the ball since last wdek’s nine fumble performance and it looks like Tech is in for a long afternoon. Game time is slated for 7:80 Saturday night in Memorial Stadium with Texae a 13-point favorite. The Texas defense should rise to the oc casion and stop the powerful Tech running game. TEXAS 35 - TECH 10. A1 Canover’s colorful Rice Owls put their 1-1 record to the test in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. when they face ninth-ranked LSU at 7:30. The Owls fell to crosstown rival University of Houeton in their season opener but evened their record by beating lowly Montana, 21-10. LSU had their hands full with the Aggies last week but Rice won’t put up such a tough fight. The Tigers have won 11 straight in their Death Valley and Rice is easy pick ing for No. 12. The Owls haven’t beaten LSU since 1957 and after the lackluster performance against Montana, don’t get your hopes up. Tiger mentor Charlie McClendon keep one of the top winning percentages among college coaches by inviting »uch prey into his den where 70,000 Cajuns gather like a bunch of Romans at a Christians-Lions free-for-all. LSU is picked by 26 but it is just too little if LSU puts the saml team on the field they did last week. LSU 48 - RICE 7. Grant Teaff and his Baylor Bears continue their rugged schedule when they travel to Boulder to face the Colorado Buffaloes. The Bears fell to Oklahoma, 42-14, in their opener but rallied to beat Johnny Mayor’s rebuilding Pittsburg Panthers last week, 20-14. The Bears are still rebuilding after posting a 5-6 record which earned Teaff honors as the SWC coach of the year. Baylor found a solid ground game last week as Gary Lacy gained 169 yards on 39 rushes and Godfrey White tallied 96 yards on 16 carries. Baylor still has a slight injury prob lem to remind them of the OU game and there is not enough depth to fill the gaps. Colorado is a 13-point favorite for the 2 p. m. kickoff with 51,000 fans expected. COLORADO 28 - BAYLOR 20. Pity poor TCU. The Horned Frogs are among those teams that have a monsterous schedule and Saturday they face what could be the biggest monster in the bunch in Ohio State. The fourth-ranked Buckeyes beat Minnesota, 56-7, two weeks ago and are ready and rested for the Frogs. TCU opened with a victory over the University of Texas at Arlington 49-13. Those 49 points were the most posted by a TCU team since they beat Austin College, 68-0, in 1932 but that just might not impress Woody Hayes and his legions. Ohio State hasn’t won a national title since 1969 and this might be a good year to regain that distinction since USC must face Notre Dame and Oklahoma. TCU is a 29-point underdog for the 1:30 p. m. kickoff with some 85,- 000 fans expected to jam Ohio Stadium. OHIO STATE 66 - TCU 12. Frank Broyles’ falling Arkansas Razorbacks play their first game in Fayetteville when they host Iowa State at 2 p. m. Iowa won its opener 48-0 against Idaho while The Razor- backs record fell to 0-2 with a loss to Oklahoma State, 38-6, on regional television. Arkansas looked pitiful against Okla homa State. They used two centers to snap the ball over the punter’s head three times, fumbled away scoring oppor tunities and generally looked bad. Iowa State is seventeenth in the nation after building their football program under Johnny Majors. Majors has now moved on to Pittsburg where he re cruited over 75 junior college players and handed the Iowa State reins to Earl Bruce. Bruce is no slouch in his own right, having piloted Tam pa to a 10-2 record last year. Arkansas just doesn’t have the same kind of teams it had in the past. The Hogs have posted 185 yards rushing in two games compared to 522 for their foes. Iowa State is a 10-point favorite. IOWA STATE 35 ARKANSAS 17. The SMU Mustangs have a chance to seek sweet re venge when they host Virginia Tech in Dallas at 2 p.m. Last year SMU had won its first two games of the year coming into the game and was stopped six inches short of a winning touchdown. The Mustangs went for the win rather than the sure tie and quarterback John Black burn was stopped short on a fourth down try from the one foot line. The loss kept the Ponies out of a bowl game and certainly didn’t help Hayden Fry, who was later fired. SMU is 2-0 again, having beat Santa Clara 49-7 and Oregon State 35-16. The Mustangs have a powerful offense as Wayne Morris and Alvin Maxson are combining for over 200 yards on the ground. SMU 37 VIRGINIA TECH 15 If you’re looking for an upset look no further, USC has been on top too long. OU 21 USC 17. BEAT THE HELL OUT OF BOSTON COLLEGE. A&M 34 BOSTON COLLEGE 13. J 19 4> 6 e every tuesday Tastes great. Piping hot hot dog served on a bun with A&W’s own Chili Sauce (and topped with onions,) 4611 Texas Avenue 200 MILE INDY CAR RACE Texas World Speedway College Station. Texas WIN THE WINNING DRIVER'S SHARE CONTEST (No Purchase Necessary) Here s your chance to win a bundle of cash. Texas World Speedway is giving away the e.n< r amount of co- h -.hat each of the winning'drivers will receive for the USAC Twin 200 s r • . . „ ' You don't have to be presenl to win Even better you don t have to purchase anything All that is required for the USAC Twin 200's Free entry blanks are available at the Texas World Speedway office from now through the morning .* October 6th. 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